The Welfare Reform and Pensions (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000

Appointed days

2.—(1) In so far as it is not already in operation, the day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 10 (monitoring of employers' payments to personal pension schemes), is 6th April 2001.

(2) In so far as they are not already in operation, the day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 56 (couples to make joint claim for allowance) and Schedule 7 (joint claims for jobseeker’s allowance), is 19th March 2001.

(3) Subject to Articles 3 and 4 of this Order, the days appointed for the coming into operation of—

(a) Article 59 (incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors);

(b) Article 60 (incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments);

(c) Article 61 (incapacity benefit: persons incapacitated in youth);

(d) Article 62 (abolition of severe disablement allowance);

(e) paragraphs 20 (contribution conditions) and 21 (incapacity benefit: rate) of Schedule 8 (welfare benefits: minor and consequential amendments) and Article 67 (welfare benefits: miscellaneous amendments) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;

(f) paragraph 25 (abolition of severe disablement allowance) of Schedule 8 and Article 67 in so far as it relates to that paragraph, and

(g) Part IV of Schedule 10 (abolition of severe disablement allowance) and Article 76 (repeals) in so far as it relates to that Part,

are as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5).

(4) For the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, the day appointed is 3rd November 2000.

(5) For all other purposes, the day appointed is 6th April 2001.

(6) The day appointed for the coming into operation of paragraphs 19 and 24 (Assembly, etc. control of regulations and orders) of Schedule 8 and Article 67 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs, is 3rd November 2000.